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mitt romney by 23 points. an better taxes, advantage romney. this time by seven points. the group of undecided voters in ohio seemed to agree. here was mitt romney's high point of the night. >> i want to bring the rates down. i want to simplify the tax code and i want to get middle income taxpayers to have lower taxes and the reason i want middle income taxpayers to have lower taxes is because middle income taxpayers have been buried over the past four years. >> now, when the president talks about the tax plan, was not the the high point for undecided voters. so, could the president's form on the key issues cost him? i spoke with larry summers, former director of the -- and former treasury secretary. i asked him why the president is polling so poorly. >> the facts, the president's got to do much better. look, i can say that i want to eat a lot of dessert and lose 40 pounds. while those are great to have -- governor romney says he's going to cut middle people's taxes, cut high income people's tacks. he's going to preserve the program and the problem is, it just doesn't ad
mitt romney by 23 points. an better taxes, advantage romney. this time by seven points. the group of undecided voters in ohio seemed to agree. here was mitt romney's high point of the night. >> i want to bring the rates down. i want to simplify the tax code and i want to get middle income taxpayers to have lower taxes and the reason i want middle income taxpayers to have lower taxes is because middle income taxpayers have been buried over the past four years. >> now, when the...
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so progress for governor romney. he needs more. >> in a word, john, literally, can romney now win the presidency? is it within reach? >> reporter: yes. >> and the answer is yes. there you have it. you give the man a word, and he delivers. thanks to john king. the question so many are asking. >>> well, this man cried the night president obama was elected. but does magic johnson still feel the same sense of hope and change as he did in 2008? i spoke to him earlier today. and i asked him that very question. >> yeah, nothing has changed. i'm still a big supporter of president obama. i think that he inherited a mess. it took him a long time to really wrap his arms around the mess. and he's doing a good job of trying to bring the economy back, trying to get us jobs. could he have done a better job? of course. of course. will he do a better job? i think if he gets four more years, i think he will. >> you know, it's interesting, when people look at you, i don't know what they think. they think a lot of things, okay? because
so progress for governor romney. he needs more. >> in a word, john, literally, can romney now win the presidency? is it within reach? >> reporter: yes. >> and the answer is yes. there you have it. you give the man a word, and he delivers. thanks to john king. the question so many are asking. >>> well, this man cried the night president obama was elected. but does magic johnson still feel the same sense of hope and change as he did in 2008? i spoke to him earlier...
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we know three big things about romney's plan. one. he wants to cut tax rates and pay for it by closing loopholes. two. he wants to increase defense spending by about $2 trillion over ten years. and three, he says he'll balance the budget at the end of his second term. let's start with the tax cuts. >> i want to bring down rates. want to bring the rates down, at the same time, lower deductions and credits so we keep getting the revenue we need. >> romney's across the board tax cut of 20% is $5 trillion worth. now, romney plans to close loophole to pay for it. we just don't know which wups, so we had to take some liberties on the map here. the joint committee on taxation did one test study and i have it right here. keep in mind, this was done based on current law, which assumes the bush tax cuts expire at the end of the year. they concluded that revenue neutral tax reform would permit a 4% decrease in all ordinary income tax rates. now, that's not close to 20%. now, let's get to the second thing. adding more than $2 trillion to defense
we know three big things about romney's plan. one. he wants to cut tax rates and pay for it by closing loopholes. two. he wants to increase defense spending by about $2 trillion over ten years. and three, he says he'll balance the budget at the end of his second term. let's start with the tax cuts. >> i want to bring down rates. want to bring the rates down, at the same time, lower deductions and credits so we keep getting the revenue we need. >> romney's across the board tax cut of...
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romney at 206. the magic number is 270 and to that end, there is good news for president obama and not so good news for mitt romney in the buckeye state. ohio is home to 18 electoral votes and a new poll out tonight shows president obama leading there by five points over mitt romney. 49-44 and among those who have already voted because there's early voting going on, this is pretty incredible, obama has a 2-1 lead over romney, 60-30%. but on voters who have yet to cast their ballot, candidates are running dead even. 45-45. that is really difficult for mitt romney. if the overall ohio numbers hold, can romney become the first republican to win the oval office without ohio? "outfront" tonight, one of romney's competitors, rick santorum, author of "american patriots." great to see you. appreciate you taking the time. do you think mitt romney can make history and win the white house if he doesn't win ohio? >> certainly the numbers add up in winning other states. i don't think governor romney is conceding
romney at 206. the magic number is 270 and to that end, there is good news for president obama and not so good news for mitt romney in the buckeye state. ohio is home to 18 electoral votes and a new poll out tonight shows president obama leading there by five points over mitt romney. 49-44 and among those who have already voted because there's early voting going on, this is pretty incredible, obama has a 2-1 lead over romney, 60-30%. but on voters who have yet to cast their ballot, candidates...
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that's what sets mitt romney back. he has the $5 trillion in tax cuts and then calls for $2 trillion of the defense department doesn't even ask for. so he builds another $7 trillion whole before you even get started. erin, you covered a lot of territory in the lead-in. i would just say, budgets are always compared to what? and the committee for responsible federal budget, which is the leading to fix the debt campaign, did analysis in february of the president's budget plan and the romney budget plan. and they found that the romney budget plan would explode the deficit much more than the president's plan, which brings the deficits under control, under 3% of gdp, by the tenth year, stabilizes the debt to gdp ratio and gets this you said control. whereas the romney plan, according to the folks who are leading the fix the debt campaign, explodes the debt in comparison. >> what about the cbo, they scored the president's plan over that ten-year period. this year, through 2022. and they say the budget would be $6.4 trillion,
that's what sets mitt romney back. he has the $5 trillion in tax cuts and then calls for $2 trillion of the defense department doesn't even ask for. so he builds another $7 trillion whole before you even get started. erin, you covered a lot of territory in the lead-in. i would just say, budgets are always compared to what? and the committee for responsible federal budget, which is the leading to fix the debt campaign, did analysis in february of the president's budget plan and the romney budget...
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i wanted to play it. >> i want to talk to you about women. >> and about mitt romney. >> mitt romney's for ending funding to planned parenthood, including cancer screenings. he said he'd overturn row v. wade. >> we have republicans trying to redefine rape. >> trying to force women to undergo invasive ultrasounds. >> vote for president obama. >> that's a powerful ad that you did. do you think you can be for women and vote for mitt romney? >> i think it's pretty hard. you can make an argument about the economic issues. although if you look at his economic plan, it doesn't really help most women. but you can -- economic issue. you can lie about it. say i didn't really tax cut and really going to tell you how i'm going to pay for it and all of that. but when it comes to things like women's reproductive health care, you can't lie. you can either say i'm for a woman's right to choose or i'm not. and romney is very clearly for women's right to choose. one of the few things that is very rarely talked about in presidential politics is the supreme court and a president has very -- has very littl
i wanted to play it. >> i want to talk to you about women. >> and about mitt romney. >> mitt romney's for ending funding to planned parenthood, including cancer screenings. he said he'd overturn row v. wade. >> we have republicans trying to redefine rape. >> trying to force women to undergo invasive ultrasounds. >> vote for president obama. >> that's a powerful ad that you did. do you think you can be for women and vote for mitt romney? >> i think...
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the president leads at 237 to romney's 191. one state crucial to both campaigns is virginia, which is where we find our chief national correspondent, john king, tonight. and john, let's go through this from each side. first of all, what's the obama path to victory? >> reporter:el with, if you start, erin, 237 strong other leaning his way. let's assume nothing else on the map changes. the president could get it just by camping out in the midwest. if he wins iowa, wisconsin and ohio, that's 34 right there. that would get him to 271. so that's the president's most obvious path. get it out in the heartland in the midwest. iowa, though, is a pretty close state. if the president can't get iowa, he'll have to look for a backup plan. he would probably look to the midwest. >> what about mitt romney? that seems to be more -- a more convoluted path at the least, right? >> reporter: well, it's harder, because he starts at 191, not 237. so simple math tells you, he's got a harder path to get there. here's how he gets there. number one, he n
the president leads at 237 to romney's 191. one state crucial to both campaigns is virginia, which is where we find our chief national correspondent, john king, tonight. and john, let's go through this from each side. first of all, what's the obama path to victory? >> reporter:el with, if you start, erin, 237 strong other leaning his way. let's assume nothing else on the map changes. the president could get it just by camping out in the midwest. if he wins iowa, wisconsin and ohio, that's...
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has the hiatus slowed mitt romney's momentum? are you hoping whatever people thought before the storm they froze whatever they're going to do and still going to do it and not going to swing back to the president because of the storm? >> that will have to be seen. there's no question we have five days left that the momentum is with us, has been now for a long time. obviously you stop campaigning for a few days, you have to come back, see what happens out there but the key is, we've been living under barack obama for four years. americans know exactly the impact his policies have had on him, enormouslile chaeninging and what mitt romney is offering them is a break from the status quo, not four more years but four years of promises of new jobs and a fresh start for millions of americans, a brighter future for their children, it's a clear choice here, erin, and i don't think three days of us being worried and praying for the victims of this storm are going to change four years of aboutment. . >> what about, though, then just the bott
has the hiatus slowed mitt romney's momentum? are you hoping whatever people thought before the storm they froze whatever they're going to do and still going to do it and not going to swing back to the president because of the storm? >> that will have to be seen. there's no question we have five days left that the momentum is with us, has been now for a long time. obviously you stop campaigning for a few days, you have to come back, see what happens out there but the key is, we've been...
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what mitt romney says about ships and the navy is foolish. the notion that you can measure the strength of our navy by lining up all of our ships in the harbor and counting them is silly. on the issue of whether or not these debates are about finding common ground, you know, being commander in chief is about providing leadership. it's not necessarily about providing common ground. it's about providing a clear direction. mitt romney's problem is that he's never been able to do that. >> quick final word. >> you know, i think that's a silly argument. i think we've got to have a president who can find common ground, move us forward. that's the whole problem with washington. and i think mitt romney has demonstrated he knows how to do it. >> thanks very much to both of you. we will see, two weeks to go. "outfront" next, we go to florida, where john avlon is touring the state, talking to a small group of voters who literally could decide the entire election. >>> and apple already changed the tablet world when they had the ipad. have they done it aga
what mitt romney says about ships and the navy is foolish. the notion that you can measure the strength of our navy by lining up all of our ships in the harbor and counting them is silly. on the issue of whether or not these debates are about finding common ground, you know, being commander in chief is about providing leadership. it's not necessarily about providing common ground. it's about providing a clear direction. mitt romney's problem is that he's never been able to do that. >>...